Salisbury Symphony Orchestra Presents 'Holiday Concert with a Gypsy Flair' Saturday, December 6

SALISBURY, MD---The Salisbury Symphony Orchestra, directed by Dr. Jeffrey Schoyen, performs a “Holiday Concert with a Gypsy Flair” 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 6, in Holloway Hall Auditorium.

Guest solo violinist Dr. Igor Kalnin is featured. Selections include music from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and Souvenir d’un Lieu Cher, as well as Brahms’ Hungarian Dances, Ravel’s “Tzigane” and Sarasate’s “Ziguenerweisen.”

The concert is part of SU’s “Music That Dances, Prances and Romances” Winter Music Festival.

A former member of Moscow’s Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, Kalnin is the concertmaster for the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra and co-concertmaster of the University of Illinois’ Sinfonia de Camera.

A prizewinner at multiple regional, national and international competitions, he has served as a violin instructor at Yale University and co-concertmaster of the Yale Philharmonia and Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra. He also is on faculty at Michigan’s renowned Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp.

Admission is $20, $15 for seniors age 60 and older, and $5 for non-SU students and SU faculty and staff. SU student ID holders receive one ticket free. Advance tickets are available online at www.SalisburySymphonyOrchestra.org and at the Information Desk of the Guerrieri University Center.

The concert is sponsored by Eastern Shore Coffee & Water, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Staples & Associates Insurance & Financial, and a grant from the Salisbury Wicomico Arts Council, awarded by the Maryland State Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts.

For more information call 410-543-6385 or visit the SSO website.